Cougars qualify for state in six events at section

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

Centennial qualified for state in four boys events and two girls events at the Section 7AAA meet Wednesday and Friday at Forest Lake. The boys placed sixth of eight teams and the girls placed eighth.

The Cougars had one section win, by the boys 4x800 with Eli Berg, Jacob Podratz, Charles Bolkcom and Kavan Johnson in 8:07.51.

Cougar junior Timothy Ball goes to state in two events, finishing second in shot put (50-7 3/4) and discus (159-3). Also

A Look Ahead

June 6

4 p.m. Baseball: Cougars vs. Anoka at Forest Lake Schumacher Field

7 p.m. Boys lacrosse: Cougars vs. Duluth East at Centennial High School

7 p.m. Girls lacrosse: Cougars vs. Andover at Andover High School

Sports Briefs

Girls Golf

Centennial junior Marina Allen qualified for the state meet after placing ninth in Section 5AAA on Tuesday and Thursday. Allen shot 80-89-169 at The Links at Northfork in Ramsey.

June 8 advancing is sophomore Trystan Green, placing second in the 100 dash (10.96).

Lauren Klein, a freshman, was the lone girls individual qualifier, placing second in the 800 with 2:17.40. The Cougars 4x400 team of Kylie Nelson, Klein, Emily Launinger and Julia Zalewski (4:07.39) advanced to state with a second-place finish.

The state Class 3A meet will be held Friday and Saturday at St. Michael-Albertville.

Three Cougars placed in the 200 dash as Isaiah Tandoh was third in the 200 (22.69) with Samuel

TBD Boys and girls track and field

June 10

TBD Boys and girls track and field

Zeresenay fifth (22.83) and Gavin Moore eighth (23.17).

Also earning podium finishes were Dylan Strom, third in triple jump (41-9 3/4); Berg, fourth in the 800 (2:03.92); Evan Pouliot, fourth in the 3200 (10:21.14); Podratz, fifth in the 400 (51.0); and Logan Huss, seventh in discus (127-4).

Bolkcom pole-vaulted a personal best 11-4 but was relegated to 10th place in a strong field that included three who went 13-4.

In other boys relays, the Cougars took third in the 4x400 with Berg, Bolkcom, Podratz and Zeresenay (3:24.84). They were fifth in the 4x100 and the 4x200.

Kylie Nelson just missed qualifying in the girls 1600, placing third in 5:09.51, within a second of two Forest Lake runners.

Also earning podium finishes were Alyssa Draheim, fourth, high jump (5-0); Lauinger, fifth, 400 (1:01.88); Abigail Wood, sixth, 3200 (11:55); Madeline Haider, seventh, 200 (27.41); Annie Trettel, seventh, discus (96-1); Zalewski, ninth, 400 (1:02.88); Miranda Sawvel, ninth, 800 (2:33.40); and Alexis Larson, ninth, triple jump (321/2). The Cougars were third in the 4x800, fifth in the 4x100, and sixth in the 4x200.